About Manila StandardWelcome to the online edition of Manila Standard (MS), a nationally circulated newspaper published daily in the Philippines since February 1987.FACEBOOKTWITTERLINKEDINEMAILPRINT

Manila Standard website, launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readersand more info makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diversereadership here and overseas.

In tone and content, the online edition mirrors the editorial thrust of the newspaper. While hewing to thetraditional precepts of fairness and objectivity, MS believes the news of the day need not be staid, overlylong or dry. Stories are succinct, readable and written in a lively style that has become a hallmark of thenewspaper.

Opinion pieces reflect the wide range of viewpoints that contend for attention and acceptance in the placeall Filipinos call home regardless of where they live.

The Life and Showbitz news may be deemed soft, but they are current and relevant: reflecting the changing trends,preoccupations, attitudes that inform the culture and life today.

After 29 years, The Standard has held its own in a competitive industry. This online edition, along with its contemporary tallboy shows us more than just how much MS has evolved, but how quick it adapts to the changing times– the quality that will enable us to survive another 29 years and beyond.